Category: Around the World
Article: Star Observer New cases of HIV have dropped dramatically in Brisbane, one of only a few cities in the world to record a significant reduction, alongside San Francisco. State government data shows just 94 new cases in Brisbane last year, the lowest rate since 2008 and a reduction of over a third in two years. […]
Rumours have been flying around the media recently around whether President Trump will rescind Obama’s executive order to protect trans federal employees from discrimination. A statement from the White House says, “the President is proud to have been the first ever GOP nominee to mention the LGBTQ [sic] community in his nomination acceptance speech, pledging then to […]
A new law in the United Kingdom received royal assent on Tuesday, allowing all dead men who were convicted of having sex with other men to be pardoned. Justice Minister Sam Gyimah says, “this is a truly momentous day. We can never undo the hurt caused, but we have apologised and taken action to right these […]
Officials in Thailand’s government are considering erecting a prison, just outside of Bangkok, especially for those who identify as LGBT+. Since 1993, Thailand has separated LGBT+ inmates during sleeping time – in the daytime, all inmates socialise in the same space. Pattaya Remand Warden Watcharavit Vachiralerphum tells AP, “if we didn’t separate them, people could start fighting […]
Article: Star Observer Members of Victoria’s LGBT+ community flocked to St Kilda over the weekend for the city’s annual Pride March, which saw thousands of marchers take to the streets to celebrate their diverse identities. The 22nd march attracted a number of high-profile politicians including Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, State Premier Daniel Andrews, and Minister […]
After the series of Women’s Marches around the USA and the world, where thousands upon thousands of women marched in support of women’s rights, we are set to witness another, this time, for LGBT+ Pride. Set for 11 June to coincide with Washington DC’s Pride festival, the march’s Facebook page has over 95,000 people interested […]
Iceman, one of the X-Men, has finally had his first gay kiss. Since coming out in 2015, he finally gets a same-sex romantic storyline in issue #17. Iceman met his love interest last year, in X-Men #13, after a failed trip out to a gay bar. He meets (and gets the number of) Romeo at the […]
In one of outgoing-president Barack Obama’s actions on his final day of office, he issued a memo to the US Citizenship and Immigration Service to alter laws regarding trans immigrants. Now, trans immigrants may have their US documentation changed if they have documents issued by foreign healthcare officials, as well as those issued by those […]